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Anarcat: (Re)introducing screentest

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2023-12-18-rewrote-screentest/

I have accidentally rewritten screentest, an old
X11/GTK2 program that I was previously using to, well, test
screens.
Screentest is dead
It was removed from Debian in May 2023 but had already missed t
James Bennett: Running async tests in Python

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/18/async-python-tests/

This is part of a series of posts I’m doing as a sort of Python/Django Advent calendar, offering a small tip or piece of information each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Eve. See
CodersLegacy: How to disable the Cache in Selenium

Link: https://coderslegacy.com/how-to-disable-the-cache-in-selenium/

Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web applications, but one common challenge faced by automation testers is dealing with browser caching. Caching can sometimes interfere with the accuracy of
Spyder IDE: Reusable research Birds of a Feather session at Scipy 2023: Goals and challenges

Link: https://www.spyder-ide.org/blog/reusable-research-bof-scipy-2023/

The Spyder team and collaborators hosted a Birds of a Feather (BoF) session at SciPy 2023, focused on moving beyond just scripts and notebooks toward truly reproducible, reusable research.
Here, we’ll
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #608 (Dec. 19, 2023)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/608

#608 – DECEMBER 19, 2023 View in Browser » Build a Hangman Game With Python and PySimpleGUI In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to write the game of hangman in Python with a PySimple
James Bennett: Show Python deprecation warnings

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/19/show-python-deprecation-warnings/

This is part of a series of posts I’m doing as a sort of Python/Django Advent calendar, offering a small tip or piece of information each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Eve. See
Real Python: Add Logging and Notification Messages to Flask Web Projects

Link: https://realpython.com/flask-logging-messages/

After implementing the main functionality of a web project, you may find that your app is rough around the edges. Often, this boils down to the user experience (UX) of your project. For example, when
James Bennett: Use Django's system checks

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/20/django-system-check/

This is part of a series of posts I’m doing as a sort of Python/Django Advent calendar, offering a small tip or piece of information each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Eve. See
Hynek Schlawack: Don’t Start Pull Requests from Your Main Branch

Link: https://hynek.me/articles/pull-requests-branch/

When contributing to other users’ repositories, always start a new branch in your fork.
Doug Hellmann: sphinxcontrib-datatemplates 0.11.0

Link: https://doughellmann.com/releases/sphinxcontrib-datatemplates-0-11-0/

What’s new in 0.11.0? handle file exceptions when loading data or templates (contributions by Bizordec)
PyCharm: PyCharm 2023.3.2 Is Out!

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2023/12/2023-3-2/

The second bug-fix update for v2023.3 is now available.
You can update to this version from inside the IDE, using the Toolbox App, or using snaps if you are a Ubuntu user. You can also download it fro
TestDriven.io: Basic and Full-text Search with Django and Postgres

Link: https://testdriven.io/blog/django-search/

This tutorial looks at how to add basic and full-text search to a Django app with Postgres.
Brett Cannon: Announcing microvenv 2023.5

Link: https://snarky.ca/announcing-microvenv-2023-5/

In my blog post explaining how virtual environments work, I announced my project called microvenv. At the time, my only goal was to create a package which could create virtual environments in a minima
James Bennett: Don't use Python's property

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/21/dont-use-python-property/

This is part of a series of posts I’m doing as a sort of Python/Django Advent calendar, offering a small tip or piece of information each day from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Eve. See
CodersLegacy: Selenium: How to scroll to the Bottom of the Page (Python)

Link: https://coderslegacy.com/selenium-scroll-to-bottom-of-page-python/

In this tutorial, we will explore how to use Selenium in Python to scroll to the bottom of a webpage gradually. Scrolling is often required when dealing with dynamically loading content or capturing d
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #184: PyCoder's Weekly 2023 Wrap Up

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/184/

It's been a fascinating year for the Python language and community. PyCoder's Weekly included over 1,500 links to articles, blog posts, tutorials, and projects in 2023. Christopher Trudeau is back on